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Presentation
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the University of Padua was launched in September 2000 and is located at the Interdepartmental Centre on Human Rights and the Rights of Peoples of the University of Padua. It was reaffirmed in the summer of 2009 when the University was one of the few institutions to have the title and funding re-awarded. The Centre hosts the Jean Monnet Chair ad honour held by Professor Antonio Papisca, the Jean Monnet Chair on Globalisation and Inclusiveness in the European Union, held by Prof. Dr. Léonce Bekemans, the Jean Monnet Chair on European Union Political System, held by Prof. Marco Mascia and the Jean Monnet Module on Sport and Human Rights in European Union Law held by Prof. Jacopo Tognon
The professors of the Jean Monnet Chairs of the JM Centre of Excellence of Padua participate with papers in the conferences of ECSA-World, the European Commission as wells as in the Ateliers of the Committee of the Regions on the subject of multi-level governance.
The Centre is directed by Prof. Mascia; Prof. Bekemans is its academic coordinator.
Context
Aware of the Commission’s broad political priorities of connecting Europe to the citizens, increasing the visibility of the European Union in the world and, in particular, pursuing applied reflections on intercultural dialogue, the University of Padua - in particular the Faculty of Political Science and the Interdepartmental Centre on Human Rights and the Rights of Peoples has further consolidated the European and international profile of its existing curriculum of teaching and research activities by setting up a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Intercultural Dialogue, Human Rights and Multi-level Governance, focused on capacity building and curriculum development.
Recent developments and events in Europe and the world have intensified the hitherto debate on cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue. In the framework of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the policy debate on dialogue of cultures and peoples has gained a new momentum and necessitates an extended and deepened analysis of the relation between intercultural dialogue and human rights within a European and global perspective.
Content and Structure
Its content and structure is based on the “acquis” gained from past experience and participation in various Jean Monnet activities as well as from its engagement in lifelong learning programmes in the territory of northeast Italy and its existing network of cooperation. It benefits from the international networking of 3 existing Jean Monnet Chairs and multidisciplinary staff, able to relate to the multidisciplinary and multidimensional programme of the Centre of Excellence. Building on the action-oriented interuniversity JM research project: (2006/2007) on “The role of intercultural dialogue in the development of a new, plural and democratic citizenship” and the experience of the current Jean Monnet chair on “Globalisation, Intercultural dialogue and Inclusiveness in the EU” (2007-2012), the Centre further focuses its activities on strengthening cooperation and networking with the civil society, the regional authorities and other Jean Monnet Centres and Chairs active in the field of intercultural dialogue, human rights and multi-level governance.
Overview activities
The activities cover new teaching modules, a number of action-oriented events focussing on the creation of a thematic network with JM chairs and centres, a series of lectures by invited experts on policy-related topics and a research programme especially devoted to foster curriculum development activities related to “intercultural dialogue and Multi-level governance”. The deliverables rang from teaching materials, yearly reports, special numbers in the “Pace Diritti Umani/Peace Human Rights” periodical and a final publication.
The activities’ major focus is on strengthened visibility and openness to communicate, innovate and explore in interaction with a broad public, local and regional authorities, and the civil society outside the university in the perspective of capacity building and good practices.
Teaching Activities
Thematic Network Activities: “Intercultural Dialogue and Multi-level Governance in Europe”
Jean Monnet lectures
Impact
The impact envisaged is
University of Padova
Human Rights Centre
"Antonio Papisca"
Complesso Universitario
Via Beato Pellegrino, 28
35137 Padova
Tel 049 827 1813 / 1817
E-mail
centro.dirittiumani@unipd.it
Certified e-mail (PEC)
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University of Padova
Human Rights Centre
"Antonio Papisca"
Complesso Universitario
Via Beato Pellegrino, 28
35137 Padova
Tel 049 827 1813 / 1817
E-mail
centro.dirittiumani@unipd.it
Certified e-mail (PEC)
centro.dirittiumani@pec.unipd.it
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